Former R.E.M frontman Michael Stipe has published a blog on the 20th anniversary of his coming out as 'queer'. Writing for The Guardian, Stipe reflected on the past two decades, commenting: "These 20 years of publicly speaking my truth have made me a better and easier person to be around. It

A group of musicians and artists, including The Doors' Robby Krieger, R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, Iggy Pop and Eurythmics' Dave Stewart, have designed custom Carparelli guitars to benefit War Child USA, an organization that helps children and young people living in areas of armed conflict. The guitars

On the 13th anniversary of the September 11th attacks, former R.E.M. frontman and New York City resident Michael Stipe has penned an essay that parses the effect the attacks had on him and the United States as a whole. "The 9/11 attacks and the Bush administration's response, buoyed by the media,